63 - Edge

Realization Malgorzata BYCZKOWSKA 2021

The sounds of waves in my head Kiss from my mom when go to bed Walking along the beach Listening to the Catholic priest preach Being curious about the future and the world Not knowing what it is to come

The smell of salty water in the air Being careless and free When my fears and worries are so rare Traveling barefoot, climbing on the tree

Would life be that easy again? Not so much anxiety and issues in my mind

What are the important things to find?

Now there is no time to be reckless Highly stressed to become speechless

Realize the value of your home To appreciate everyone until they are gone To show them love and respect To go through your action and reflect

Just try to do your best each day They say and do not really care You do not even notice and you pray “I am thankful, God,” I declare

EdGe Deena EICHHORN, 2020

You’re on a voyage in the thirteenth century, sailing across the tempestuous seas. What if, suddenly, you fell off the edge of the Earth? -Inspired by Chandani Latey, AB’93

(Forhistory’s sake assume the following piece refers to the first orsecond centuryin orderto refrain from propagating myths about the theories held regarding the shape ofthe Earth bythose in the thirteenth century. In researching the ancient belief in a flat Earth, Ilearned that it was a myth perpetuated byProtestants in anti-Catholic campaigns that were attempting to eradicate the plausibilityofCatholic teachings and emphasize tensions between the groups.)

The thunder crashes in the distance and lightning strikes overhead. The boat lurches forward and you topple to the floor. A pile of maps falls from its precarious perch in the side of the hull and spills out covering the deck. Disoriented, you pick up a map and try to find your directions. You look out over the hull of the ship,